Academic Positions

Black Sea International University LLC announces an open competition for the position of Associate Professor on October 21, 2026, in the following fields:

American Studies:

Associate Professor - 1 vacancy (academic position)

Russian Philology:

Associate Professor - 1 vacancy (academic position)

Qualification Requirements:

To participate in the competition, the applicant must meet the requirements for the competitive vacancy, with the following criteria:

Associate Professor - academic position:

• A doctoral or equivalent academic degree in the relevant field;
• At least 3 years of scientific-pedagogical experience in a higher educational institution;
• Scientific publications in the last 5 years related to the thematic direction of the relevant course/courses;
• Vision of academic activity;
• Presentation of the syllabus (s) of the relevant educational program;
• Knowledge of the language of instruction at least at B2 level. (For English-language programs).

If the number of applicants selected by the main competitive criteria for a specific academic position exceeds the number of competitive vacancies, the following additional criteria will be used to select the winners:

• Practical experience in the relevant field;
• Participation in scientific conferences, scientific scholarships and grants;
• Participation in professional development events;
• Experience studying/teaching at European universities;
• Knowledge of English;
• Experience working in international organization structures/projects.

Documents to be submitted for the competition:

• Application for participation in the competition, in the established form (indicate only one position/direction) (see attachment);

• The contestant's questionnaire, filled in the established form (see attachment);

• A copy of the identity document;

• A copy of all documents confirming the received education/academic degree (a document issued according to the legally established procedure for recognition of education or scientific degree obtained abroad, if any);

• Documents confirming scientific-pedagogical activity and/or professional experience in the relevant direction;

• Vision of academic activity;

• Publications (to be filled in the competition questionnaire);

• Syllabi of the relevant program's constituent/offered courses;

• Certificate "on conviction for crimes against sexual freedom and inviolability";

• Certificate "on deprivation of the right" (according to the legislation of Georgia, employment/activity in a higher education institution is prohibited for a person convicted of sexual crimes or deprived of the right to work in an educational institution by a court);

• A document confirming the level of English language proficiency (at least B2) (only for English-language programs).

English language competence will be considered confirmed for the contestant in one of the following cases:

• If a document confirming higher education received in the relevant language is presented;

• If a document confirming experience in teaching a higher education program/course in the relevant language is presented;

• If an internationally recognized certificate of language competence is presented, which confirms the contestant's proficiency in the relevant language at least at the B2 level.

An internationally recognized certificate confirming proficiency in the B2 level of language competence is considered to be one of the following: Cambridge English First (FCE); BEC Vantage; IELTS 5.5; TOEFL iBT 87-109; Michigan ECCE; PTE General Level 3; PTE Academic 59-75; Trinity ISE II; UNIcert; EnglishScore.

A participant in the academic competition who fails to confirm language competence is obliged to conduct a demonstration lecture in English or pass a language competence test through a test prepared by the university. The test questions and competence threshold will be determined by the university.

The reception of competition documents will be carried out in electronic form at the university's official email address - in the subject field, you must indicate the relevant direction and academic position (please indicate only one position / direction). It is also possible to submit documentation in material form to the university at the address: Tbilisi, David the Builder Avenue, 13th km. #2, room No. 213. Contact tel.

The university reserves the right to verify the information / documentation presented by the contestant.

The competition documents submitted by the contestant, in accordance with the Georgian Law "On Personal Data Protection", may contain personal data, including special category data. The contestant must take into account that his / her personal data will be processed by the university for the purposes of making a decision on the establishment of an employment relationship.

When participating in the competition for an academic position, the contestant's prior consent to affiliation with the university may be considered by the competition commission as a basis for granting preference in the selection of candidates with equal data and should not be perceived as any form of discrimination. At the same time, prior consent to affiliation does not guarantee selection for an academic position.

The competition will be held in three stages:

• Selection of contestants according to the submitted documentation (in the absence of contestants);

• English language testing (if necessary);

• Interview with the selected contestants with the competition commission and a demonstration lecture (the time will be notified personally).